As announced, the Blackfriars Museum (a.k.a. the Blackfriars Theatre Museum) grand opens TODAY on the Bard's Birthday 2009! The museum is a humble shack adjacent to the north end of the Blackfriars Theatre, as… Continue

Shakespeare, Second Life and Zoha Island E, Second Life: In support of the SL Shakespeare Company’s SOS “Save Our Sims” Fundraising Campaign, historic costume specialist Naergilien Wunderlich has created a virtual rendition of Queen Elizabeth I’s Rainbow Portrait gown for auction with all proceeds benefiting the SL Shakespeare Company. Finely and expertly re-created for Second Life, the… Continue

The SL Shakespeare Company Returns to Shakespeare with Twelfth Night— In Their Usual Trademarked Extravagance…

Shakespeare, Second Life: The SL Shakespeare Company (SLSC) will perform a full ensemble performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: Act 1 in a special short-run advance miniseason as part of their Fall Season 2008… Continue

I was thinking more of the written language. When I was last browsing at the bookstore, I noticed that so many of the new editions simply the language to make it more accessible. I feel that weakens the original meaning.

Hi Ina! I'd be happy to keep the group apprised of what we're doing....the next thing is a discussion of "Midsummer Night's Dream" on June 15th. I was looking for an Announcements page, but don't see one....do we have anything like that?

Thank you :-) I adore your posters! I'm working on backrgound info for The Tempest and Richard III at the moment. It's always a challenge to provide some little known or long forgotten information about the play or the period, just to add that something extra for the reader, and perhaps to spark further research. Great fun. And it''s good to be back with Will S after Dickens, Shelley and Bronte for months. :-)